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Dictionary of Domination

                                             BY MISTRESS JASMINE

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B&D:


bondage and discipline or bondage and dominance

 

BDSM:


A single collection of overlapping initials intended to identify three components of erotic power play - BD, DS, and SM at once.

 

Bottom:


umbrella term form the person in the scene who takes the submissive, receptive or masochistic role.


Brown Showers (BS):


using feces (scat) in an erotic context.

 

C&B or CBT:


cock and ball torture; intense stimulation of the male genitals more often associated with pain, bondage, endurance, etc.

 

Caning:


Use of a cane, a flexible rod. Very intense and leaves more pronounced marks.


Collar:


a band of leather, metal, cloth, etc. encircling the neck to signify a bottom role.


Consensual:


based on mutual agreement; not coerced; one of the three cornerstones of social SM play: Safe, Sane & Consensual

 

D&S:


dominance and submission

 

Dominance:


controlling and directing the scene


Dominant:


the person who directs the scene and issues the commands


Dungeon:


a room designed and decorated specifically for SM play. Also known as "play room" 


Endorphins:


A group of endogenous, morphine-like hormones secreted by the brain when the body is under unusual stress, which fit into the brain's optiod receptors and stimulate them to fire, producing tranquilizing and pain-killing properties that appear to help induce a sort of euphoria; some people report feeling a state of well-being similar to endorphin euphoria after experiencing intense sensations such as those associated with prolonged flogging. 

 

Fetishism:


eroticization of objects, behaviors, and/or body parts


Fisting:


insertion of hand or large part of hand into rectal, vaginal or oral cavity.



Golden Showers (GS):


playing with urine for erotic purposes

Heavy Play:


sophisticated or advanced activities or techniques used for psychological or physical stimulation that require special training for safety reasons, e.g. breath control, cutting, temporary and/or permanent piercing, branding, burning, electroplay: also play that is very intense physically and / or psychologically, as very intense pain, or very intense surrender.


Humiliation:


deliberate ego reduction for consensual erotic purposes, ranging from mild embarrassment to degradation; may be physical and /or psychological.

 

Immobilization:


rendering a bottom helpless by completely restricting movement through bondage.


Infantilism:


eroticization of being treated (or treating someone else) as a baby or a toddler. 


Limits:


boundaries of consent as negotiated between partners, including activities in which one person does not wish to participate.


Masochist:


a person who enjoys receiving intense sensation in a consensual, erotic context.

 

Medical:


scenes, examinations, procedures, and/or equipment, such as uniforms, enemas, rectal thermometer, catheters, sounds.


Mistress:


feminine title of respect accorded one who dominates or owns a consenting partner.



Mummification:


bondage effected by encasing a person in material, so that he is tightly restrained and looks like a mummy.


NT:


nipple torture, or intense stimulation of the nipples


Negotiation:


conferring and discussing to reach an agreement about what will happen in an SM scene regarding likes, dislikes, limits, health issues, roles, etc. 

 

Restraints:


cuffs, usually made of leather, that close around wrists and ankles and also, sometimes, around thighs, waist, etc.


S&M or SM:


sadism and masochism


Sadist:


person who enjoys giving intense sensation in a consensual SM context 


Safe Word:


word or gesture previously agreed upon for use by both Tops and bottoms to halt the action in a scene or a relationship.


Sensory Depravation:


using blindfolds, gags, ear plugs, hoods, bondage, etc. to reduce information available to one or more senses.

 

Service:


doing for another; the bottom for the Top, as an expression of obedience, respect, submission, devotion, love, etc.


Slave:


person who is consensually owned as property of another.


Submission:


volitional giving up of control and power: decision that one is not in charge.


Submissive:


person who gives up power and control in a scene.


Suspension:


a form of bondage in which a person is partly or fully raised off the ground.

 

Toy:


equipment used in a SM scene. aka, tool, gear, equipment

 

Worship:


adoring and / or loving a person, a person's body or body part, or a thing in a reverential manner - such as boots.


 


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